Harris Halloween is a GO!

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We weren't sure we'd have the time to pull it off, but Blair has pulled another rabbit out of a hat and this Halloween is shaping up to be one of our most impressive, ever. We're doing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Blair has built a covered bridge that kids will walk through, surrounded by fog and the clip-clop of hoofbeats. Ill be at the end, in a Headless Horseman outfit. Blair has rigged chickenwire shoulders that I'll wear balanced on top of my head (yes, seriously) and we'll pull a big black cape over that. I look like a 7 foot tall headless horseman. I'll carry a glowing, evil-looking pumpkin head. Meanwhile, Blair is Ichabod Crane and will pass out the candy.

There's one big "if" in all of this, and that is we're not certain we can get the bridge to stand up. Blair built some WALLS to this thing and we're a little worried about it standing on it's own. I'm sure we'll figure something out.

I'll post photos this weekend. Happy Halloween!

All Lucy, All The Time

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It's the Lucy show, starring the world's cutest black and white cat (who could still stand to lose a few pounds)... LUCY!!

The first photos are of our living room--we're obviously big fans of the Halloween holiday. The pirate was in Lucy's chair and she decided to befriend him. That, or we're seriously not paying enough attention to our cats. Regardless, she's decided to nest there, and won't budge from the spot.

Lucy with her pirate Happy kitty!

These photos are of a mattress in our hall. Lucy was thrilled with the height and slept there non-stop.

I'm Queen of the World!!!

And lest anyone think we've forgotten Olivia, here's a picture of her from this summer, checking out the breeze from the bedroom window.

The Last of the Business Cards

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Do you ever procrastinate on something to the point of ridiculousness? I'm usually pretty Type A about attending to the details of life, but I apparently have some sort of unresolved mental/emotional block toward ordering business cards that prevents me from taking even the first step in that direction. Probably something that happend in my childhood.

I have FOUR cards left. Four. And I've got a book signing/workshop presentation the 2nd weekend in Novemeber and I'm a featured speaker at a writers conference in Atlanta the 3rd weekend in November. Hmmm... think there will be any immediate need for cards in my future?

I know why I'm waiting. I have 2 cards I use - one book oriented and one business-writing oriented. I'm reviving and updating the book card, but what's happened is the woman who designed my cards has gone a different route. So what used to be a quick call on my end - "Linda, I need more cards" has now morphed to mega-hassle proportion in my mind as I must take her image, erase some text, add others, find a new printer, etc. (Yes, it will probably take all of an hour once I sit down and do it, but I'm finding any reason to avoid doing that, including early voting today.)

The other card, my business card, needs an overhaul as well - new background and something... something... on the back side. I'm meeting tomorrow with the friend who designed this card and little does she know of my plans to ambush her and beg help with a new design.

Cards before the book signing--that's the goal.